What other travelers are saying about Osaka Museum of History
Pretty interesting as far as museums go. Loved all the dioramas, they helped me get a feel for different aspects of life back in old Japan. Beautiful art work. Displays were very well done. But you know Japan, they do everything very well.
They also have a decent gift shop.
When purchasing tickets, you have a choice of seeing everything or just access to certain floors. We did the "everything" ticket. I mean, it's not like we were going to be back anytime soon so might as well.
It also had a great birds' eye view of Osaka Castle as it was located adjacent to the castle.
The 600 Yen admission fee included the 10th floor (start) down to the 6th floor. Very well done exhibits and interesting history of the Osaka area.
Great view of the Osaka Castle as well. Plenty of restrooms and seats to relax in on each floor. Souvenir shop on the ground floor.
Nice attraction to visit in Osaka.
Detailed history of the region given over several floors of the NHK building. Views not only provide sights of Osaka, but a birds eye view of Osaka castle. Displays containing pieces of the areas history, and detailed examples of life during each period. Worth a visit.
Super awesome way to learn local history. Broken into very specific time periods on each floor. Worth spending a few hours wandering. Some sections make you feel as though you’re living in the history structural replicas and scenic walls. Very organized path to follow through, and there’s even an exhibit dedicated to archeology! Mainly to teach kiddos but can be fun for all ages!
I am amazed by the level of delicacy of every single detail in the museum. Some English content to look at and search up.
How to fully absorb the place: Highly recommended to scan the QR code wherever you see one and use translation app to read the information. We learned a lot about the history of Osaka (food, art and architecture).
Ticket: Please go to the museum the first day you arrive at Osaka. It is ideal to buy a set ticket (セットチケット) of Osaka Museum of History and Osaka Castle Museum.
Time: Osaka Museum of History has 4 massive floors and Osaka Castle Museum has 8 also very comprehensive floors => Please make sure you have at least 3 hours for the museum and another 3 hours for the castle. We thought that it only takes 45mins and arrived at noon so it was a rush to enjoy Osaka Castle Museum later before the closing time at 5pm.
